The ASNE-APME conference is counting down the days until kick off. In less than a week, members of the journalism industry will gather at Stanford University in Palo Alto, California, for a weekend of exciting sessions and conversations surrounding the conference’s theme, 3-D: Digital, Diversity, Disruption. Conference attendees will learn how to move forward and make connections with fellow decision-makers in the journalism industry.

Some conference highlights include:

• A keynote speech by David Kelley, a creator of the Apple mouse and founder of the groundbreaking d.school at Stanford, during the opening reception at 5 p.m. Friday, Oct. 16.
• Dawn Garcia, managing director of the John S. Knight Journalism Fellowships at Stanford University, will moderate a session on Saturday, Oct. 17, on news partnerships in the era of social media. Nancy Barnes, Houston Chronicle’s editor and executive vice president, and Adam Sharp, Twitter’s head of news, government and elections, will discuss what’s in store for these news organizations that are partnering with social media and tech firms.
• Jill Geisler, Bill Plante Chair in Leadership and Media Integrity at Loyola University in Chicago, and Butch Ward, a senior faculty member at The Poynter Institute, will be available to meet with editors and other news leaders during certain points during the conference for one-on-one coaching sessions.
• On Sunday, Oct. 18, conference-goers will have the opportunity to take part in a conversation on where journalism ethics is headed in the age of viral news.

The conference begins at 5 p.m. Friday, Oct. 16, and concludes at 5:30 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 18. Check out the details of the conference in the program schedule, and don’t forget to follow the hashtag #editors3D on Twitter for the latest pictures and news from the conference.

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